Kpop Music Monday: SHINee “Everybody”

It’s SHINee’s “Everybody” for this week’s Kpop Music Monday, and it’s good timing, too. We’ll talk more about that at the end of this post. But first, check out SHINee’s “Everybody!”

Okokokok quickly, I’m gonna get this off my chest again and then get back to the things I like: anyone else think the songwriters got a bit…lazy with the chorus? The chorus is a very long chorus, in which the word “everybody” is repeated for 90% of it. Come on now! Might as well have replaced them with La la la’s. It’s so redundant that it hurts. But that’s it! Our only major gripe. Other than that, we don’t really have any complaints with the song. It’s a genre we’re not really all too fond of, or a sub genre or related cousin genre – whatever – and we actually liked its implementation in the song, when we’re otherwise worn out of the grungy electronic sound showing up in so much Kpop lately. And, even better, we weren’t barraged with UNNECESSARY RAPPING! Just singing! It was a fun song: no need to be a hard rapper or anything like that. Just lighthearted fun, I’d say, and we like that.

We also mentioned how we liked SHINee’s “Symptoms” more than this song. Even though Everybody is fun, Symptoms is AMAAZZZINNNG SAUCE. See for yourself:

Which one did you like better? We can’t be the only ones who liked this more. Then again, we do really like old R&Bish type songs. Maybe it’s not for everyone? Anyone feel the same about Rum Pum Pum vs Shadow?

Another thing we didn’t mention in the video: we joked about SHINee’s main dance move, but the rest of the dance was really, really freaking cool. The whole wind-up toy concept, with them being jumpy like those toys of old, and those parts of the video being all black and white, were really well thought out. Tie that in with the video having the concept of plugging in and waking up, being wound up like toys fits. It fits. We don’t often say that dances fit the concept of songs and videos. Dances are usually just awesome things that you watch that accompany a song, but don’t really add much meaning to it, you know? Usually, at least. I, for example, have no idea how SHINee petting the giraffe has anything to do with “her whisper is the Lucifer.” Amiright? But this was clever. I dug that.

Showdown

Best Military Outfit?

SHINee

Girls Generation

The YouTube Music Awards, Presented by Kia

Ok, so the YouTube Music Awards is less than a week away now. We’re going to be there, along with a bunch of other YouTubers, as you might have seen from David Choi’s Tweet:

Can you spot them all?

Anyhow, we’re gonna be spending this week doing videos with them for the YTMAs. SO COOL! We’ve got one major one planned for tomorrow in which we announce some major things we’re doing for the YouTube Music Awards in Seoul. Major. Like, biggest thing we’ve ever done major. Schedules change a lot in this industry, I know, but I’m hoping it doesn’t, because it’ll be really big if we can do what we were told we’re going to do. HO LEE SHMOKES!

Even cooler, how about this: because you guise are awesome, we did our best to pull some strings, and we have TEN TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY. This is only for the Seoul event, not for the New York or London Events, so you have to be in Seoul to cash in. You’ll see us there! You’ll see SHINee there! Miss A! 4Minute! Sistar! And other artists which we can’t reveal yet, but TRUST ME you will be happy to see them there. Woot! If you want a ticket and you live in Seoul and you’re free to go to Ilsan this Sunday, we want to give you a ticket! All you have to do is:

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Kpop Music Monday: SHINee “Everybody”

165 COMMENTS

It’s so funny that he’s now MANHO because I swear he became that for me since the MV for Sherlock. There was just something about those jeans! Or his legs in them, I don’t know. But it was like I had never noticed he was male before. And suddenly he was oozing man-ness. Yep. MANHO.

how can some people have so much energy? Shinee really shine dancing their flawless… complicated choreography…. the song is nice…

Symptoms!… is a lovely song!

…and speaking of costumes… the army suits presented in individual shots….I want them! XD …also Key with that suit and long-haired wig…. that outfit is definitely one of the best he ever had the chance to wear!! (by the time the music video was finished… I think I built an entire plot of an anime based on a look-alike character! *hope that made sense* )

Thank you for your great work! :D

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P.S: I was wondering if you guise would invent your own swears…what they would be like…”Seungrina’s armpits” or “Spudgy boogers” or “Meemers’s deadly claw” XD did Meems ever bite or scratch anyone and make that person’s finger bleed (a little more sever than usual)?

Indeed SYMPTONS IS AWESOME *_* It took me 30seconds to like it, while Everybody grew on me after listening to it 3-4 times. ASDFGHJKL Still spazzing everytime i listen to symptoms and the performance at YTMA was nice too. Jonghyun <3 <3 :D
Looking forward to the interview~

Totally agree about Everybody vs. Symptoms. I think Everybody is a really fun song despite the repetitive chorus and it is a perfect compliment to this awesome choreography. However, Symptoms makes me so happy. It’s just such a beautiful song and showcases everyone’s voices very nicely. And thank God for an album without obligatory rapping!

I have one request for you. I think it would be fair that you do topp dogg say it MV in next music mondays. they are rookies and they are new in this, so it would be great more people heard for them in this way :)
thanks <3

Simon, “Dance Bitch” has become my new jam on account of how catchy it is. I died when I heard Mr. Brohoho at the end because now I know I’m not alone. Perfect Music Monday was perfect. :3 Can’t wait to see what MV is reviewed next week!!

I would go for Symptoms. Plus I thought that “lyrics video” or whatnot is just… the coolest. ::pushes glasses up on nose::: for my korean language studies. Snort. Ahem, anyways loved your review. you guys never fail to crack me up.

We missed your super awesome and super funny KMMs! Happy that you are back!

I like “Everybody” a lot more than “Why so serious” (sorry, but that line belongs to GD and if you wanna say it, say it like him ^^) and the outfits are the most military-like I ever saw in Kpop. And lol “Manho for VICE President of the Galaxies” XD Now I can even see 2min ruling the cosmos :)

side note: Omg Just Kidding Films (at least I saw Joe and Bart) in the Eat Your Kimchi Studio – I just can’t … :) When they announced in one of their videos that they are going to Seoul for the YTMAs I thought “Maybe they meet Simon and Martina” – and they did! Wow

I think they didn’t promote it because they performed it live back in February or March, when they teasing about the 2nd part of “Misconceptions”. Probably threw out the idea once Jonghyun was injured, and the album turned into Why So Serious – Misconceptions…I’m not completely sure, but I know there was one song that really stood out during that promotion.

I was completely awed by “Symptoms”. In my opinion, it’s probably one of the best songs Jonghyun has written thus far. It makes me incredibly disappointed they weren’t promoting it along with “Everybody”. My goodness, the dance for “Symptoms” is ridiculous. There is a lot of hip movement.
I really liked their dance for “Everybody” as well. The “toy-windup” dance was clever. Also, did you guys see Onew rotating his arms maniacally in the “airplane” dance?

I was sooo disappointed by this song. Military outfits, I told myself. How can they go wrong with such HOT FAUX MILITARY OUTFITS?! (How can anyone go wrong with faux military outfits?) And the dancing was cool except for that “Check it, I’m a DJ Baw baw BAW” arm move. But who the hell took an upbeat, happy song like ‘Everybody’ and mixed it with the darker sound of dubstep and severe visual theme?
Every time I listen to it I feel like I’m listening to some sort of super shitty war between 2 different songs that should never have been mixed. I can deal with them both separately, but together they unleash an angst of disappointment which clashes with my utter visual contentment. At least ‘Lucifer’ sounded badass to go with the angsty view- ‘Everybody’ is like throwing kittens into an angle grinder, but on the upside, making it look damn good.

P.S.
For the record, I totally attempted to scorn both Dazzling Girl and Dream Girl, until I realised the true joy of belting them out in the car on the way to… well, all places. And then ignoring any weird looks when you pull up at traffic lights and someone’s looking at you like you’re an alien. They are amazing.

It’s been a long day for me and I’m too tired to properly comment but awesome KMM guys! Two in a row! Go for three! You can do it! Can’t wait to see what you’re doing the rest of the week.

Martina, I think that you need to put the camera just a titch higher on the tripod, it’s at a great angle for your face but it seems a little off and causes your boobs obscure your waist and makes you look a little barrel-chested – thankfully the graphic on the Metallica shirt was way flattering and helped the situation. I may be exhausted, but that was really bugging me, you should look as awesome on film as you are in real life.

omgeee!! for the YTMAs, i’m so excited!!! are u guys gonna MC a short piece or something?! or like present an award to a kpop artist or like talk with them backstage?! (like how they do at inkigayo or watevs?) XD so happy 4u guys!!!